all her ladies
and gentlewomen, withdrew to the King's great chamber at Westminster to
decide upon the prizes. First, however, the high and mighty Princess
called in her minstrels, and all the ladies and gentlewomen, lords and
knights, fell to dancing right merrily. Then came the king-at-arms to
announce to the Princess the names of those whose valor deserved the
rewards she was to give away, as the principal lady on whom the duty
devolved. But the little lady was both very young and bashful, and so to
help her the lovely Princess Elizabeth, then a girl of fourteen, was
appointed, and a council of ladies was held to consider the share each
should take.

The prizes were golden letters, A, E, and M, the initials of Anne,
Elizabeth, and Mowbray, set in gems, and were delivered to Elizabeth by
the king-at-arms. The A was to be awarded to the best jouster, the E to
the best runner in harness, and the M for the best swordsman. The first
prize was then presented by the little bride, aided by Elizabeth, to
Thomas Fynes, on which the chief herald cried out, "Oh yes! oh yes! oh
yes! Sir William Truswell jousted well; William Say jousted well; Thomas
Fynes jousted best; for the which the Princess of the Feast awarded the
prize of the jousts royal, that is to say, the A of gold, to him," quoth
Clarencieux.

Then the other prizes were given with the same ceremonies, the
king-at-arms, Clarencieux, proclaiming in a loud voice before each,
"Right high and excellent Princess, here is the prize which you shall
award unto the best jouster," which Elizabeth received and then handed
to her little sister-in-law, until all had been given, and the
tournament was over. And now the infant marriage, with its pretty
pageantry and joyous festivities, was concluded, and the children
returned to the daily routine of play and lessons, whilst the wonderful
wedding must have gradually faded from their memories.

A HUNTING ADVENTURE.

While travelling in India, an English officer once spent a night in a
small village, the inhabitants of which were much alarmed by a large
panther which lurked in the jungle just beyond their houses. They begged
the officer to kill it before he proceeded on his journey. He succeeded
in finding and wounding it the next morning, but before killing it, had
a terrible struggle, which he describes as follows:

"Having warned the village shikaree to keep close behind me with the
heavy spear he had in his hand, I be